DragonFly images are 'live', meaning these images on whatever media will boot your system and let you log in as `root` (no password). You can use this feature to check for hardware compatibility and play with DragonFly a little before actually installing it on your hard drive. The CD includes an installer that can be run at the console. To activate the installer, boot and login as `installer`.

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-If you use the DVD, you can login as `` and start a GUI with *startx*. If you use a USB .img file, it needs to be copied to a USB key directly. Use *dd* on unix-like systems, or [a similar program](http://www.chrysocome.net/dd)on Windows. You could also try [Image Writer for Windows](https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/+download).

+If you use the DVD, you can login as `` and start a GUI with *startx*. If you use a USB .img file, it needs to be copied to a USB key directly. Use *dd* on unix-like systems, or [a similar program](http://www.chrysocome.net/dd)on Windows. You could also try [Image Writer for Windows](https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/+download).